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2026-05-01 19:31
Crash site of US aircraft in Dasht-e Mahyar registered as national heritage
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Cultural Heritage announced that the site where US aircraft were shot down in the Dasht-e Mahyar area has been officially registered on Iran’s National Heritage List of Sacred Defense sites.
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2026-02-18 17:11
1m pilgrims expected to visit Khuzestan's Sacred Defense sites
TEHRAN-- Since the beginning of Rahian-e Noor season, there has been a remarkable reception of the Sacred Defense sites of Khuzestan province, and it is expected that about one million pilgrims will visit these monuments by late April.
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2026-02-14 22:03
Bodies of 85 Iranian martyrs of the Sacred Defense discovered
TEHRAN - The bodies of 85 Iranians martyred during the Sacred Defense years were recently excavated in Iraq. They will be brought home on Monday, February 16.
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2025-12-31 18:16
Armenian community, genuine part of Iranian nation
TEHRAN--The Armenian community of Iran is not a minority, but a genuine and deep-rooted part of the Iranian nation, Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri said during his visit to the Saint Sarkis Cathedral in Tehran on Tuesday,
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2025-12-27 17:05
Khuzestan mosques among Iran’s nominees for UNESCO collective listing: provincial tourism chief
TEHRAN – Several historic mosques in Khuzestan province have been included among Iran’s nominees for a collective UNESCO listing, said Mohammad Jourvand, head of the Khuzestan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department.
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2025-10-19 18:09
Iran seeks to attract more visitors from neighboring countries, tourism minister says
TEHRAN — Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, on Sunday stated that Iran is currently focusing on attracting tourists primarily from nearby countries.
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2025-09-28 19:07
Tourism ministry hosts Sacred Defense exhibit dedicated to 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has played host to an exhibition at its central headquarters to mark Sacred Defense Week, which commemorates the 1980–1988 Iran–Iraq war.
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2025-09-22 17:21
Iran approves museum dedicated to 12-day war with Israel
TEHRAN – Iran has approved the establishment of a museum dedicated to the 12-day war with the Zionist regime of Israel, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri said on Monday.
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2025-08-17 17:46
Iran to open five new ‘sacred defense’ museums dedicated to 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War
TEHRAN – Iran plans to open five new museums dedicated to the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, known domestically as the “sacred defense,” by late this year or by May 2026 at the latest, an official said on Saturday.
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2025-07-20 18:24
Tehran museum to host festival of Arbaeen heritage
TEHRAN – An international festival dedicated to Arbaeen heritage is scheduled to take place on July 21-22 at the National Museum of the Islamic Revolution and Sacred Defense in Tehran.